Cost of living comparison
Manila is 25.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.36
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.59
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.81
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.14
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.56
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.02
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.96
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.04
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.05
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,603.94
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.69
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND70.23
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND819.16
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND716.89
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND58.11
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,378.54
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.22
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.36
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND56.13
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.15
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.98
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.30
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND119.48
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND119.23
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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